Questions of automotive technical examination after an accident
Questions for an automotive expert
Sample questions for automotive technical examination of vehicles in order to determine the cost of restoration repairs and residual value:
- What is the cost of restoring a vehicle?
- What is the cost of the vehicle, taking into account its current technical condition, year of manufacture, wear and tear, configuration features, and the presence of additional equipment?
- What amount of loss of marketable value applies to a vehicle damaged in an accident?
- What is the value of a vehicle's "usable residuals"?
Sample questions for an automotive technical examination of the quality of vehicle repairs:
- Are there any defects after the car was repaired by _____, performed by _____ (service station, date of repair, etc.)?
Sample questions for an automotive technical examination of vehicles in order to determine whether the actual damage to the vehicle corresponds to the declared damage and other circumstances of the accident:
- Establish the correspondence/non-compliance of the actual damage to the vehicle received in the accident with the damage indicated in _____ (certificate of the accident, report, conclusion, etc.);
- Does the damage to the vehicle correspond to the damage reported in the accident?
- Could the car have been damaged as a result of an accident _____ (place/date)?
Sample questions for an automotive technical examination to study road traffic situations, calculate the movement parameters of vehicles, other objects and pedestrians during an accident, as well as analyze the actions and capabilities of the driver:
- Did the driver of a technically sound car _____, have the technical ability to avoid a collision with a pedestrian by taking braking measures at a given dangerous moment?
- What points of the traffic rules should the driver of a _____ car be guided by in this traffic situation to ensure traffic safety?
- Determine the speed of the car based on the presented video.
- Determine the mechanism of the accident.
- Based on the recorded braking trace of the car, determine its speed.
Sample questions for an automotive technical examination to study the technical condition of vehicles, their systems, assemblies, mechanisms, components and parts in order to establish operability, identify faults, and the possibility of their detection:
- Does the technical condition of the vehicle comply with technical standards and requirements for road safety and transport operation?
- Does the vehicle have technical deficiencies (malfunctions, defects)? If so, which ones?
- What are the causes of deficiencies?
- Is the identified deficiency a manufacturing, design or operational issue?
- Is the identified deficiency significant or insignificant?
Sample questions for transport and traceability examination:
- What is the mechanism of formation of the existing traces?
- Are the marks on vehicle No. 1 (obstacle, clothing of the victim) formed by parts of vehicle No. 2?
- What location was the site of the vehicle collision?
- At what angle did the vehicles collide?
- What is the relative position of the vehicles at the time of the accident?
- Determine the trajectory of the vehicle until the moment of collision.
Sample questions for examination of a car engine and other vehicles:
- Are there any declared malfunctions/deficiencies in the vehicle’s engine in the form of _____?
- If the declared malfunctions/deficiencies exist, determine the reasons for their occurrence: factory or operational?
- determine the quality of vehicle engine repairs performed _____.
Sample questions for examination of car gearboxes and other vehicles:
- Are there any declared malfunctions/deficiencies in the automatic/manual transmission of the vehicle in the form of _____?
- If the declared malfunctions/deficiencies exist, determine the reasons for their occurrence: factory or operational?
- determine the quality of the repair of the vehicle's gearbox performed by _____.
Question for review on automotive technical expertise:
- Does the expert's conclusion on the conduct of an automotive technical examination dated _____ (date) No._____, carried out in civil case No._____, comply with the requirements of the methods established for this type of examination, and the current legislation regulating the production of examinations and research?
To determine the most accurate questions for auto technical examination, please contact the Forensic Expertise Bureau by phone:
- 8 495 120-13-28
- 8 800 500-31-28
- 8 919 109-57-67.
Types of examinations
As part of the automotive technical examination, it is also possible to answer the following questions:
1. Does the vehicle show signs of changes to the design of the vehicle?
2. Are there devices on the car that are not provided by the manufacturer?
3. If there are such devices or changes in the design, will the installation of such devices or changes in the design of the vehicle meet the requirements of the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of September 10, 2009 No. 720 of Moscow “On approval of technical regulations on the safety of wheeled vehicles” ?
4. If there are such devices or changes in the design, will the installation of such devices or changes in the design of the vehicle comply with the requirements of the Traffic Rules of the Russian Federation and other regulations governing the safety of vehicles?
Within the framework of auto-merchandising expertise, it is possible to resolve the following issues:
1.What is the cost of restoration of damage received as a result of an accident that occurred on (date)?
The court that appointed the examination, or the person who filed the petition to appoint the examination, must specify the date on which the cost must be determined (on the date of the accident, or on the day the examination was carried out).
It is also necessary to indicate which of the costs needs to be determined:
— the cost of restoration of damage received as a result of an accident according to the official dealer;
-cost in a specific organization.
2. What is the cost of restoration repairs, taking into account the cost of repairing hidden damage?
3. What is the cost of restorative repairs of damage received as a result of an accident, taking into account wear and tear (or without taking into account wear and tear)?
Questions for expert approval related to collisions with pedestrians :
1. At what speed was the TS-1 moving under these conditions at the time braking began, based on the length of the skidding mark indicated in the ID?
2. What stopping distance does TS-1 have in the conditions of the accident scene?
3. At what distance from the collision site was TS-1 at the moment the pedestrian began to move along the path indicated in the ID.
4. Did the driver of TS-1 have the technical ability to prevent a collision with a pedestrian at the moment the pedestrian began to move along the path indicated in the ID, or when he appeared from behind TS-2.
5. Would the victim have been able to move out of the car’s lane if the driver had applied the brakes in a timely manner, at the same pace of the pedestrian’s movement?
6. Which points of the Traffic Rules should the driver of the car be guided by in this traffic situation and whether his actions, from a technical point of view, corresponded to the requirements of the traffic rules.
Questions for expert approval during the investigation of road accidents involving vehicle collisions :
1. At what speed did TS-1 (or TS-2) move before braking, if the length of the skid mark before the collision is . m, after the collision TS-1 turned around. gr. and moved on to a stop at . m?
2. At what distance was TC-1 from the scene of the collision at the moment TC-2 began to move through the intersection (or entered its lane at the time of overtaking or bypassing TC-3 or at the time of the danger?
3. What is the stopping distance of the TS-1 in this traffic vehicle during emergency braking in given road conditions at the speed established by the expert or (the investigation)?
4. Did the driver of the TS-1 have the technical ability to avoid a collision if he had applied emergency braking at the moment (indicate the moment the danger arose or at the moment the danger was detected in the visibility zone)
5. Did the driver of TS-2 have the technical ability (whether they had time) to move out of the lane of TS-1 if the latter, moving at the permitted speed, had applied the brakes at the moment a danger to traffic arose or at the moment a danger was detected in the visibility zone.
6. What points of the Rules should the driver of the TS-1 be guided by in this DTS and whether his actions complied with the requirements of the traffic rules.
7. From a technical point of view, what is the cause of this incident and whether the actions of the driver of TS-1 or TS-2 are causally related to this incident.
When a vehicle collides, in some cases the investigation needs to resolve issues related to transport traceability:
1. What is the mechanism of collision between TS-1 and TS-2?
2. What is the angle of relative position of TS-1 and TS-2 at the moment of collision?
3. Where is the collision site between TC-1 and TC-2 relative to the boundaries of the roadway?
For this purpose, in addition to the specified IDs, it is necessary to present for inspection both vehicles with damage without their distortion during transportation and storage until the inspection.
Questions for examination approval during the investigation of road accidents associated with loss of vehicle stability with an impact on an obstacle, collision, etc. :
1. What is the critical speed of a car on a turn with a given radius?
2. Is it possible to roll over or skid on a turn with a given radius at a specified speed and a specified load?
3. What is the reason for the loss of stability of the vehicle, whether it is caused by the technical condition of the vehicle, road conditions or the driver’s actions while driving the vehicle.
4. Which points of the traffic rules should the driver have followed in this traffic accident and whether his actions complied with the requirements of the Rules from a technical point of view.
If the specified ID is available, the expert can resolve the following issues when investigating an accident involving maneuvering of a vehicle (during overtaking):
1. Given the initial data, what is the required safe distance to overtake a car. by car.
2. What is the safe distance to an oncoming vehicle for performing the above maneuver with the initial data specified in the resolution.
3. Were the actions of the driver of the car (overtaking) appropriate? requirements of traffic regulations and whether they are causally related to the incident.
4. Did the actions of the driver of the overtaking car and the oncoming car comply with the requirements of the Traffic Rules.
When examining the technical condition of a vehicle, an expert can resolve the following issues:
1. For vehicle steering:
— what is the technical condition of the steering and turning devices of the car’s steered wheels. at the time of inspection; whether the technical condition of the steering complied with the requirements of traffic regulations;
— could these malfunctions lead to loss of controllability of the vehicle under the conditions of this incident;
— if the malfunction occurred before the accident, could the driver or other officials have detected it during maintenance or inspection of the vehicle.
2. For the vehicle’s service brake system:
— whether the car’s working brake system is operational at the time of inspection. ; does the technical condition of the service brake system comply with traffic regulations;
— if the brake system is inoperative, then when and as a result of what the failure occurred;
- if the failure occurred before the accident, then is this the cause of this incident?
3. For the vehicle chassis:
— what is the technical condition of the vehicle chassis components;
— whether these damages could have occurred before the accident and whether they are causally related to the incident.
Questions for examination are agreed upon with the expert during the investigation of accidents related to the examination of vehicle parts (metallographic examination, examination of rubber products) .
Regarding auto lamps, the expert may be asked the following questions:
- whether the electric lamp was burning or not at the moment of destruction of the bulb (or at the moment of the collision);
- what kind of low or high beam was turned on in the electric lamp at the moment of destruction of the bulb (or at the moment of the collision).
During the investigation of an accident, questions related to the verification of evidence are raised with the expert's permission :
- which of the persons sitting in the car was driving at the time of the accident. Could a citizen be driving the car? (indicate last name and initials).
The joint objects of research are:
- clothing and bodily injuries;
— large-scale photographs of places where the vehicle was damaged;
— a vehicle with damage consistent with the time of the accident;
— protocol for the inspection of the accident scene with a large-scale diagram.
This type of research is carried out along with other issues specified in the resolution, with the initial data set out above.
It should also be said that to resolve these issues, along with expert auto technicians and forensic doctors, a traceologist expert is involved in the study of clothing and footwear.
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Questions of automotive technical examination after an accident
An approximate list of issues resolved by forensic automotive technical examination:
- What speed corresponds to the length of the braking trail - 17 m, to the rear (front) wheels of a VAZ 21011 car, in given road conditions?
- What is the length of the stopping distance of a UAZ 469 vehicle in this traffic police system at a set speed of 55 km/h?
- What was the speed of the VAZ 2121 car at the time of the collision, if the car, in a braked state, proceeded 8 meters to the place of the collision?
- How long will it take the driver to bring the car to a complete stop?
- Did the distance of 15 m chosen by driver K. between vehicles moving in the same direction at a speed of 50 km/h meet traffic safety requirements?
- What is the permissible lateral gap between vehicles moving in the same (counter) direction?
- Did the speed of the VAZ 2106-50 km/h chosen by driver N., with visibility in the direction of travel of 35 meters, meet traffic safety requirements?
- At what speed, under given road conditions, will a VAZ 2108 skidding occur, moving along a radius of 50 meters?
- At what speed, under given road conditions, will a VAZ 21099 rollover occur if it was moving around a bend with a radius of 15 meters?
- In these road conditions, from a technical point of view, was the reason for the skidding (overturning) of the VAZ 21083 car due to excessive speed when driving along a radius of 30 meters?
- How could sudden braking affect the controllability (stability) of a vehicle under given road conditions?
- Is the steering mechanism submitted for examination technically sound and is it suitable for use?
- Through research, determine when the detected malfunction occurred, before or after the incident, and as a result of what?
- Could a technical malfunction of the hydraulic (pneumatic) power steering have affected the sudden departure of the car onto the left side of the roadway?
- In which direction will the GAZ 31029 car skid when driving if the right rear tire breaks?
- What is the reason for the leakage of brake fluid from the brake system of the VAZ 21093 car through the brake wheel cylinder of the right rear wheel submitted for examination?
- Did the driver have the opportunity to identify a technical malfunction before the accident, and if so, how should he have acted to prevent a collision (collision, rollover, skid, etc.)?
- Is there a causal connection between the technical malfunction... and this traffic accident?
- Taking into account the damage on the vehicles, what was their relative position at the time of the collision?
- What parts of the car could have caused the damage present on the presented VAZ 21053?
- Did a car move over a bicycle (moped, motorcycle, etc.) submitted for examination?
- Are the damages on the presented GAZ 31029 typical for a collision with the left rear part of a VAZ 1111?
- How were the vehicles positioned relative to the width of the roadway at the time of the collision?
- At what distance from the scene of the collision was the VAZ 1111 car at the moment the victim appeared in the danger zone, if the latter, before the moment of the collision, was in the driver’s field of vision for 2.3 seconds?
- Did driver K. have the technical ability to avoid hitting the victim if the latter crossed the roadway from left to right, in the direction of travel of the ZIL 130 car, and was in the danger zone, in the driver’s field of vision, until the moment of the collision for 3.1 seconds?
- Was it technically possible for driver N. to avoid colliding with the victim if the latter crossed the roadway from right to left, in the direction of travel of the GAZ 24 car, and passed in the danger zone, in the driver’s field of vision, to the point of collision, a distance of 4 meters at a speed of 5.2 km /h?
- Did driver B have the technical ability to avoid hitting the victim if the latter ran out from behind a bus moving in the left lane, at a distance of 15 m from a ZIL-130 car moving in the right lane?
- Did driver B., by braking or maneuvering, have the technical ability to avoid hitting the victim, who was lying on the roadway, occupying 1.7 meters of its width from the right shoulder in the direction of the car, with the possible detection of the victim from a distance of 28 m?
- Did the driver of motorcycle S. have the technical ability to stop before the collision if the oncoming car entered the lane of the motorcycle at a distance of 80m?
- Did the driver of a GAZ-53 car, moving at a speed of 55 km/h, have the technical ability to avoid a collision with a moped that entered the car’s lane 12 meters away and was moving in the same direction at a speed of 20 km/h?
- Which driver had the right of way through this intersection?
- Is there a causal connection between the actions (inactions) of the driver while driving the vehicle with the fact (overturning, collision, etc.)?
- Did the actions of driver K. in this situation, from a technical point of view, comply with the requirements of the traffic rules?
It should be noted that the above list of issues resolved by forensic auto-technical examination does not in any way cover the entire variety of issues that may arise for the investigation (court) in a given case and which can be put to resolution by auto-technical examination.
In the process of the expert resolving the issue of qualification of the actions of the driver (drivers), from the technical side, based on the requirements of the traffic rules, other questions may arise regarding the analysis of the capabilities of the driver (drivers), which, if they are not included in the definition (resolution), can be raised for resolution and by the expert himself in accordance with Article 25.9 of the Administrative Code, Art. 86 Code of Civil Procedure, Article 57, Article 204 Code of Criminal Procedure.
a specialist participate in the court hearing (proceedings) , who will answer the questions posed to the court that do not require special research (for example, calculations), and if there is a need to appoint an examination, formulate questions expert and will give explanations to the court about the necessary initial data that the expert when resolving the issues posed to him.
The specialist can also provide the court, when taking measures to secure evidence, and technical assistance (for example, measure the distance and time, or the speed of movement of a vehicle (pedestrian) in a dangerous zone before the moment of collision, measure the position of vehicles or other objects on and off the roadway, regarding the dimensions of the roadway or its elements, measuring distances of general and specific visibility of objects, when resolving questions about the technical possibility of a driver preventing an accident that took place in the dark, etc.).
The values of the above parameters obtained during measurements can be part of the initial data for the expert when deciding on the technical feasibility of preventing the accident by the driver and qualification, from the technical side, of the actions of the participants in the accident based on the requirements of the traffic rules
Important features of forensic automotive examination
Appointing a car examination in court is necessary to resolve disagreements between the parties in disputes related to an accident.
Since the judge is not an expert in this field, he needs to rely on verified data when making a decision from experts.
The possibility of conducting a forensic auto-technical examination is provided for in Art. 79 Code of Civil Procedure of the Russian Federation. Its appointment by the court occurs when the need for special knowledge arises to resolve the issue.
The same article regulates the procedure for appointment, as well as sanctions in case of obstruction of its implementation.
What it is?
Courts resort to ordering an automotive technical examination when special conclusions are required to resolve a dispute.
The study provides complete, reliable and objective information on the questions raised.
A typical situation in which an independent assessment is necessary is a dispute between a citizen and the insurance company. This may be a disagreement with the amount of insurance payment. Or filing claims against the culprit of the accident when the amount of damage caused exceeds the maximum payment amount.
Automotive examination is a whole complex of studies. To carry it out, a specialist must have knowledge in the field of repair and maintenance of transport, forensics, and medicine.
Depending on the purpose of the study, examinations differ in types:
- Determination of the circumstances of the incident. This study examines the mechanism of an accident, the position of its participants before the collision, the speed of movement of the car, and compliance by drivers with traffic rules.
- Traceological. Determines the circumstances of the accident. Establishes the location of the accident, the trajectory of the vehicles before the collision, and whether the damage is related to a specific accident.
- Transport. It is concluded in order to determine the amount of damage caused, the relationship of damage to a specific collision, and the cost of work to restore the car.
- Engineering and psychophysiological. Reveals the mental state of drivers during an accident. Could the participants correctly or incorrectly assess the situation, prevent the collision, and how the accident affected their further condition.
Issues that it solves
The expert's opinion provides an objective assessment of those technical parameters and processes in which the parties are not specialists.
Investigation of the circumstances of the accident allows us to establish a complete picture of what is happening both during the accident and before it occurs. The specialist analyzes the actions of the driver, the movement parameters of vehicles and other participants in the traffic accident. The conclusion helps determine the culprit of the collision, as well as the traffic rules he violated.
Diagnostics of the technical condition of a vehicle determines the damage caused in a specific accident.
At the same time, it establishes the vehicle’s deficiencies that existed before the accident.
Determines how much it will cost to restore the vehicle to its original condition.
Traceological research involves determining the events of an accident using traces. The expert establishes the trajectory of the vehicle and its position in relation to the other participants in the collision.
An engineering and psychological examination helps to identify the culprit. This is done by analyzing the mental state of the participants. The specialist checks whether the driver could have prevented the accident by taking certain actions.
When is an expert opinion needed for court?
An expert opinion is evidence in civil proceedings. The court bases its decision on it.
Situations in which it will be necessary to conduct an automotive technical study:
- disputes about the amount of insurance payment;
- disputes about identifying the culprit of an accident;
- disputes about determining the circumstances of the accident.
The most common cases are from the first category. Insurance companies cooperate with appraisal institutions, which, when determining the amount of damage caused to the car, underestimate the cost of repairs and parts.
In such a situation, the driver has to do an independent examination and apply for the recovery of an additional payment through the court. If there are two expert opinions, the judge orders a forensic examination.
There were casualties in the accident
If in a traffic accident damage is caused not only to the car, but also to the health of the participants, then a forensic medical examination is required. It is designed to assess the severity of harm to health. The same study provides inference about the driver's actions during a collision.
Important: a specialist does not determine the presence of intent in the actions of participants in an accident; only a court can do this.
Who can apply for a holding?
Despite the fact that the Code of Civil Procedure of the Russian Federation provides for the possibility of making oral petitions, a request to appoint an examination is submitted only in writing. It is not enough to declare the need for auto examination. In the petition, the party must determine an approximate list of questions, as well as propose an expert institution.
Any party to the case may submit an application requesting the appointment of an expert examination.
The remaining participants in the proceedings have the right to propose their questions and express wishes regarding the determination of the bureau for its conduct.
The final list of questions and the choice of institution or specific person is prepared by the court.
At the request of the party, a ruling is issued indicating the grounds for conducting the examination, issues to be resolved, and the name of the special institution. The court determines the time period for the assessment.
Who conducts it?
Russian legislation regulates expert activities, obliging institutions to obtain licenses from regulatory authorities. Carrying out automotive technical analysis for the court is carried out only by certified organizations. Otherwise, the conclusion cannot be accepted by the court.
The expert must be on the list of those entitled to conduct forensic examinations of the Ministry of Justice.
A service center that maintains a car on an ongoing basis cannot conduct a technical examination, since it is recognized as an interested party. Similarly, an independent expert collaborating with a specific insurance company cannot conduct research on the instructions of the court.
Who pays?
The responsibility to pay for the auto examination rests with the person who filed the request for it to be carried out. In the ruling, the judge indicates the paying party.
Based on the results of the consideration of the case, reimbursement of the costs of the assessment is assigned to the losing party.
The cost depends on the following factors:
- car model;
- its dimensions;
- degree of damage;
- the number of issues raised for resolution.
If you calculate the average valuation price, it will be in the region of 10,000-15,000 rubles.
How is it carried out?
The procedure for carrying out the examination is regulated by a special manual from VNIISE. This is the standard of expert action determined by the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation. It describes each step of the expert when conducting a separate type of research.
Order of conduct
After ordering the examination, the court prepares a complete package of documents for submission to the bureau. The expert cannot independently select materials for research, so he must initially be provided with everything necessary. These are administrative case materials, previous technical studies and inspection reports, photographs, and the car itself.
If the car is not restored, it must be presented for inspection, and an expert will call both parties. If the car has been repaired or there is no need to determine the damage, the documents are analyzed.
Having carefully studied the provided materials, the expert writes a conclusion. This is the final document that sets out the result obtained by the specialist.
Next, the case materials, along with the assessment, are sent to the court for further consideration.
The specific period within which the conclusion must be made is not defined by law. The courts give an approximate period for carrying out all necessary actions - a month . The vehicle inspection itself takes a short amount of time, from one day to a week.
The main part of the work, investigating the circumstances and drawing up a conclusion, takes the longest period of time. The total period depends on the workload of the expert institution.
Damage assessment
There are types of conclusions that should answer not only questions about the circumstances of the accident, but also determine the extent of damage caused to the vehicle.
After inspecting the car, the expert establishes a list of damages. Then, by conducting research, the expert determines whether they were caused as a result of this accident or whether they already existed at the time of its occurrence. Then he estimates the costs of eliminating them.
Conclusion
After conducting the necessary research, the expert issues a conclusion. This document consists of several parts. In the introduction, reference is made to the education of the person conducting the survey, qualifications, experience in the expert field, and also briefly describes the circumstances of obtaining the materials.
In the main part, the expert describes what studies were conducted.
In conclusion, the expert is obliged to answer all questions posed by the court. You can't miss a single one. If it is impossible to answer one of the points, the expert indicates this in the conclusion.
If the court determines that the technical study is incomplete, an additional or repeated examination may be ordered.
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In what cases is a technical examination of a car appointed and how is it carried out?
Daily use of a vehicle always involves a certain risk of getting into an accident. Regardless of driving experience, acquired skills or car make, sometimes circumstances develop in such a way that a collision cannot be avoided. Automotive technical situational examination, if necessary, makes it possible to identify the real culprit of the accident and receive compensation for the damaged car. But is automotive technical expertise really necessary in all controversial cases?
In what cases is it necessary
In minor accidents, when both parties come to a common opinion about the culprit of the accident, the situation is resolved quickly, and sometimes even without the involvement of traffic police officers.
On the other hand, cases are not excluded when each of the participants in the incident considers himself an injured party. He places the blame on the opponent or the accident resulted in death, damage to human health, or significant damage to property.
You may need to contact experts to conduct an auto technical examination in the following situations:
- the accident occurred as a result of a breakdown;
- the vehicle received damage due to force majeure or the fault of third parties who are not road users;
- the parties have not reached agreement on the amount of compensation for damage to the victim;
- the culprit is capable of deliberately underestimating the amount of payment or disagreeing with the invoice of the injured party;
- the person responsible for the accident does not agree with the decision of the court and intends to appeal the judge’s verdict;
- the insurance company refuses to pay the full amount of compensation or deliberately underestimates it;
- the damaged car is the subject of collateral in financial obligations;
- the person disagrees with the results of the repair of the vehicle and intentionally asserts rights with subsequent collection of compensation;
- the insurance company refuses to fulfill its obligations under the contract.
In such cases, it is impossible to do without special measures to establish the truth of what happened. One of the ways to restore the chronological sequence of events is auto-technical examination.
Who conducts the examination and why?
Depending on the required result, independent automotive technical expertise can be of various types. Each of them carries a specific goal of establishing a necessary fact or event. They use different research methods.
Motorists have always been interested in the question: what does auto technical expertise establish in case of an accident?
- The nuances of the event.
- Serviceability of vehicles or other equipment.
- Influencing environmental factors.
- The estimated cost of the car at each stage.
In fact, all this data is important for the most part only when the proceedings are already underway in court.
It is necessary for the injured party to conduct an independent expert assessment or auto-technical forensic examination after an accident in order to obtain the real cost of the damage caused, as well as to calculate the amount of compensation to be recovered from the guilty party.
The resulting conclusion has legal force and is of key importance in the legal process.
The interested party must apply to the court for the appointment of a forensic automotive technical examination.
To obtain a conclusion you will need to provide:
- damaged car;
- a court ruling on the need to conduct this type of research;
- vehicle passport;
- registration certificate.
Parties to the proceedings may be:
- road accident participants;
- Insurance Company;
- A service station that provided an incorrect or fraudulent report.
The interested party has the right to independently choose the expert organization that will conduct the examination.
What becomes the subject of study
When resolving a civil dispute, it will be necessary to provide the results of a study, including an analysis of all elements of the incident.
The presence of an automotive technical situational examination, correctly formed tasks for a specialist, the comparability of the conclusions provided, the comprehensiveness and objectivity of the analysis, including the necessary collection of information at the preparatory stage, significantly increase the efficiency of consideration of civil cases for the recovery of damage caused as a result of an accident.
Automotive technical expertise conducts the following studies:
- serviceability of vehicles and their condition;
- environment at the accident site;
- behavior of the participants in the collision;
- theoretical modeling of possible actions of drivers;
- the mechanism committed in the accident;
- circumstances that contributed to the occurrence of the event.
The objects of the study are:
- damaged vehicles;
- road surface;
- location of the accident;
- car tire tracks.
The participants in the accident and the materials of the administrative or criminal case are also at the disposal of the expert.